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- Wed May 15, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Heart of darkness: Lucy Letby
- Replies: 120
- Views: 4167
Re: Heart of darkness: Lucy Letby
Just finished reading it. It's a decent attempt at her defence but it leaves out a lot such as her nearly getting caught in the act. At about 9pm on 3 August 2015 a mother arrived on the neonatal unit with expressed breast milk for her five-day-old twin boys, known in court as Child E and Child F. ...
- Wed May 15, 2024 5:29 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Baltimore bridge collapse
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1528
Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
Yep, we'd be hearing about it on day 2 and they'd be off the ship that evening.Uncle fester wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 5:26 pm Can you imagine the uproar if it was westerners being cooped up in an Indian harbour?
Unbelievable that they are still stuck there like non people.
- Tue May 14, 2024 12:33 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
You've got a lot in place for you at Bath. Hooper's underperformance was really stark and it ill be interesting to see how far they can go under Van Graan
- Tue May 14, 2024 11:30 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Yeah, I'd agree. Skivs has got away a bit with the B team narrative to explain it away. Sure it's a rotated line up, but there's a ton of prem experience in that starting 15 still. 90 - 0 is an incredibly bad result, even against and in form Saints team. I watched some awful LI teams in relegation ...
- Tue May 14, 2024 11:29 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
This article is a few years old, but I don't think any of the margins of defeat have been exceeded since (happy to be corrected)
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/premiers ... r-defeats/
That Gloucester result is 14 points worse than the largest defeat on that list.
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/premiers ... r-defeats/
That Gloucester result is 14 points worse than the largest defeat on that list.
- Tue May 14, 2024 11:22 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Yeah, I'd agree. Skivs has got away a bit with the B team narrative to explain it away. Sure it's a rotated line up, but there's a ton of prem experience in that starting 15 still. 90 - 0 is an incredibly bad result, even against and in form Saints team. I watched some awful LI teams in relegation s...
- Sat May 11, 2024 3:23 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Who's the Irish prick on comms for the bris sarries game? G Murphy?
Crying about Maro's yellow and Lautua not having to have an HIA.
Crying about Maro's yellow and Lautua not having to have an HIA.
- Fri May 10, 2024 6:15 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: World Rugby confirms radical law changes ahead of Test season (1 July)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 428
Re: World Rugby confirms radical law changes ahead of Test season (1 July)
Hope they tighten up ref focus wise on head above hips supporting your bodyweight to compensate for the outlawing of croc rolls to keep it a good contest.
Glad the croc roll's going though. Seen a few really bad leg injuries (Akker VDM and Jack Willis spring to mind) result from legal croc rolls
Glad the croc roll's going though. Seen a few really bad leg injuries (Akker VDM and Jack Willis spring to mind) result from legal croc rolls
- Thu May 09, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Steve Albini RIP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 389
Re: Steve Albini RIP
Jesus, that's an eye opener. Cheers
- Thu May 09, 2024 12:52 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Steve Albini RIP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 389
Re: Steve Albini RIP
Not exactly - shies away from talking about his historical interest in a magazine printing kiddy porn, which was run by a mate of his who he's supported over the years. It's grim stuff. When you're this much of a counter culture contrarian I guess it's easy to cross some pretty serious boundaries, ...
- Wed May 08, 2024 8:39 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Steve Albini RIP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 389
Re: Steve Albini RIP
It really is. Albini was on my radar, but I'd never heard that track or any Big Black until Pitchshifter released a (very much inferior) cover of it in 2000.clydecloggie wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 8:17 pm Kerosene remains an utterly brilliant tune. Didn't really care about most of the bands he produced, Pixies excepted.
- Wed May 08, 2024 7:15 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Steve Albini RIP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 389
Re: Steve Albini RIP
Really sad. What a body of work. Time for some music in no particular order. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuJE40OBt48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ62RzJkYUo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KGzXUmbyiQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YFu4dvMHHY As a performer, I always loved this track https...
- Fri May 03, 2024 11:27 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145625
Re: Kicking off in Israel
Plenty of condemnation to go round to be fair imo. First and foremost for the right wing mob blowing in for a fight. However there should be a little left over for the kids playing campus gestapo, with their hi vis vests and check points to decide who goes where on site and eject undesirables from ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 10:11 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145625
Re: Kicking off in Israel
Like... checkpoints? Yep. Checkpoints Some general physical removal of uncooperative jews here and there. That sort of thing Or undesirable Palestinians going to work... while I agree that physically blocking access on the University grounds is beyond the pale, the irony is delicious. Well quite. V...
- Wed May 01, 2024 9:53 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145625
Re: Kicking off in Israel
Plenty of condemnation to go round to be fair imo. First and foremost for the right wing mob blowing in for a fight. However there should be a little left over for the kids playing campus gestapo, with their hi vis vests and check points to decide who goes where on site and eject undesirables from ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 9:41 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Hainault sword attack
- Replies: 61
- Views: 1680
Re: Hainault sword attack
That's pretty normal isn't it?
Charge is a formality and the court hearing just to confirm name, address etc iirc
Charge is a formality and the court hearing just to confirm name, address etc iirc
- Wed May 01, 2024 9:38 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145625
Re: Kicking off in Israel
Plenty of condemnation to go round to be fair imo. First and foremost for the right wing mob blowing in for a fight. However there should be a little left over for the kids playing campus gestapo, with their hi vis vests and check points to decide who goes where on site and eject undesirables from t...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:02 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
OHC's never been super quick as wings go. Relied on his strength and balance (for a big guy).
Looks off the pace at the moment though.
Looks off the pace at the moment though.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:01 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Poor Newcastle, I watched Bristol's semi-opposed run out yesterday. The Toon's 14 points came from two gifts of interception passes, the first from Sinkler was really bad. Otherwise Bristol were having fun running about playing sevens in the sun, it was actually quite sad to watch. 85-14 It was a p...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:53 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Sydney mall stabbings
- Replies: 71
- Views: 1983
Re: Sydney mall stabbings
Breivik’s diagnosis was surely more about sentencing and future confinement though, rather than whether or not it should be defined as terrorism. Which it clearly was.
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:23 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Sydney mall stabbings
- Replies: 71
- Views: 1983
Re: Sydney mall stabbings
This: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lee_Rigby Is still described as a terrorist incident, if you read enough of the article you can see he’s at Broadmoor and is being treated for paranoid schizophrenia. It didn’t look like the actions of a sane person at the time, but it’’s not mental h...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Sydney mall stabbings
- Replies: 71
- Views: 1983
Re: Sydney mall stabbings
This: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lee_Rigby Is still described as a terrorist incident, if you read enough of the article you can see he’s at Broadmoor and is being treated for paranoid schizophrenia. It didn’t look like the actions of a sane person at the time, but it’’s not mental h...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Heart conditions that deserve a thread
- Replies: 68
- Views: 1270
Re: Heart conditions that deserve a thread
All the best mate.
Happened to my old man at 50, which was a big shock at the time. Had stents put in etc. He's right as rain almost 20 years later, with no issues since. Albeit he probably has a healthier lifestyle than he did before.
Happened to my old man at 50, which was a big shock at the time. Had stents put in etc. He's right as rain almost 20 years later, with no issues since. Albeit he probably has a healthier lifestyle than he did before.
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:27 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 10 year passport rule
- Replies: 29
- Views: 829
Re: 10 year passport rule
Yep, think that's something that almost everyone can agree on. Proper 'cry me a river' content for the most part.Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:16 am The WASPI women are the least sympathetic pressure group I have ever come across, they don’t deserve a penny or an apology
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:36 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 10 year passport rule
- Replies: 29
- Views: 829
Re: 10 year passport rule
Nah, it reeks of people expecting their passport expiry date to be their passport expiry date.
Unless you get the comms out there, which is now happening, the general public will be caught out by it.
Unless you get the comms out there, which is now happening, the general public will be caught out by it.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:19 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: History thread
- Replies: 199
- Views: 12481
Re: History thread
As with anything like this, it's the killing of kids that gets me. Seeing the pictures taken afterwards of dead children and hearing testimony from the massacre concerning them takes my breath away. It's hard to put yourself in the shoes of others, but I can never get in the headspace of someone tha...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:40 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
- Replies: 6210
- Views: 541187
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Did anyone else see 'Ukraine: Enemy in the woods' last night. Quite incredible, no holds barred, body cam footage from the front line. A very hard watch. Yep. Pretty unimaginable really. Must be incredibly hard to keep facing each day with no end in sight The small drone element especially is a rea...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:37 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: History thread
- Replies: 199
- Views: 12481
Re: History thread
Remember first reading Four Hours in My Lai in uni. The aftermath and extent of Calley's support is almost as shocking as the massacre. This thread from a couple of years ago fleshes out that article a bit with respect to Thompson's bloody mindedness. https://twitter.com/garius/status/15503974623550...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:30 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722266
Re: Stop voting for fucking Tories
The flag stuff is deeply odd for me. Virtually every Tory party conference or leadership bid seems to have a blue union jack back drop. I doubt that's because they consider it an embarrassing relic. All the union jacks in the 2012 olympic kits were blue/purple iirc. It's just something that's not a ...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:35 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Yep. Really shouldn't be a thing from either end. They should be watching a clean or silent feed
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Got the feeling it will have some legs. You always suspect some replays aren't shown on purpose etc, but not reviewing potential foul play based on ego/dislike of the commentator is properly dodgy.
Not sure why they even let them listen to a feed with the comms
Not sure why they even let them listen to a feed with the comms
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:39 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Not a great look from whoever the TMO was. Didn't review the Lewies/Farrell incident solely because Austin suggested it needed to be looked at on comms.
https://x.com/TFinnKelcey/status/177157 ... OyNHA&s=09
https://x.com/TFinnKelcey/status/177157 ... OyNHA&s=09
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:11 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Ah. forget it. Quins are fucked
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:04 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:29 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:59 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:54 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: UK Post Office Scandal
- Replies: 110
- Views: 4623
Re: UK Post Office Scandal
In more unsurprising news, interaction between the Post Office's (independent and unbiased) expert Fujitsu witness and their barrister wasn't remotely above board in the trial that sent a pregnant post master to jail.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68606121
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68606121
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:55 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551957
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
I'm definitely encouraged. Signs of progress and more importantly I've enjoyed watching England for the first time in a long time in the games against Ireland and France. There was clearly a change of approach for whatever reason and hopefully we see more of the same from a playing philosophy point ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Royal family in the news again...
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2433
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:17 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: A useful guide
- Replies: 16
- Views: 711
Re: A useful guide
I'm confused. Is there an abridged version of JK's indiscretions with respect to holocaust denial and nazi ideology?